We
ask students to memorize reams of information that they will rarely if
ever use again, but we often fail to teach them the critical skills needed
to meet the daily challenges of the 21st century, skills such as information
literacy, collaboration, metacognitive reflection, and self-assessment.
One reason we have shied away from teaching such skills is that we are
unsure how to assess them. Thus, in this text I offer a detailed set of
steps and examples, including rubrics, of how to summatively and formatively
assess the skills our students need. For K-16 educators.

Copyright
2014, Jon Mueller. Professor of Psychology, North
Central College, Naperville, IL. Comments, questions or suggestions
about this website should be sent to the author, Jon Mueller, at
jfmueller@noctrl.edu.